Principal Investigator
Dr. Bharat Jalan
Professor and Shell Chair in Materials Science
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Graduate Faculty appointments:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Physics and Astronomy
Deputy Editor, Science Advances
Phone: (612) 625-4088
Email: [email protected]
Post doctoral researchers
Dr. Seung Gyo Jeong
Bachelors in Physics, Incheon National University 2017
Ph.D., Physics, Sungkyunkwan University 2022
Joined Group in Spring 2023
Research: Heterostructure of Quantum Oxides
Email: [email protected] | Google Scholar
Dr. DongKyu Lee
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, 2017
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, 2019
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 2024
Joined Group in Fall 2024
Research: Hybrid MBE of complex oxides | Email: [email protected]
Graduate Students
Mr. Shivasheesh Varshney
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Trichy, 2021
Joined Group in Fall 2021
Research: MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn | Google Scholar
Mr. Sooho Choo
Bachelor, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2018
Master, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2019
Joined Group in Fall 2021
Research: Remote Epitaxy of Complex Oxides
Email: [email protected] | Google Scholar
Mr. Donghwan Kim
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2019
Masters, Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2021
Joined group in Fall 2022
Research: Hybrid MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Alyssa Bragg
B.S., Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2022
Joined Group in Fall 2025, Co-advised by Prof. Alex McLeod
Research: Fabrication and Characterization of Complex Oxides
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Majid Mohseni
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, 2021
Joined Group in Fall 2023
Research: Hybrid MBE of Complex Oxides
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Ho-Sung Shin
Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 2020
Masters, Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 2022
Joined Group in Fall 2023
Research: Hybrid MBE of Complex Oxides
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Juhi Parikh
B.Tech. with Honors, Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2023
Joined Group in Fall 2023
Research: Hybrid MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Anand Santhosh
B.S, Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 2023
M.S., Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 2024
Joined Group in Fall 2024
Research: MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn
Mr. Jitin Sathish Kumar
B.Tech, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, 2024
Joined Group in Fall 2024
Research: MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn
Mr. Jonathan (Jon) Vigen
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
Joined Group in Fall 2025
Research: MBE of complex oxides
Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn
Mr. Tristan Steegemans
Bachelor of Applied Science, Fontys University Eindhoven, 2018
Master of Nanoscience, Universität Konstanz, 2022
PhD candidate, Denmark Technical University, since 2022
Visiting graduate student in Spring 2024
Research: Fabrication and characterization of complex oxides membranes
Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn
Mr. Lennart Endler
B.Sc., Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2023
M.Sc., Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2025
Visiting graduate student in Spring 2026
Research: Characterization of complex oxide membranes
Email: [email protected]
Undergraduate student
Mr. Charles Levin
B.S., Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 2027
Joined Group in Summer 2026
Research: Characterization of complex oxide membranes
Email: [email protected]